Heterosexual Male STI/HIV Risk in China

Abstract

Gender inequality is one of the core factors mediating HIV risk. Biological and cultural influences have been found to increase the risk of HIV among women, a topic extensively reviewed in the literature (DeLay, 2004; Quinn and Overbaugh, 2005). The increased heterosexual HIV risk to women derives largely from the high risk behaviors of their male partners (Fig. 6.1).